Characterization of Hlcyst-3 as a member of cystatins from the tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-333

  Zhou, Jinlin ^a,b   Liao, Min ^a   Gong, Haiyan ^c   Xuan, Xuenan ^c   Fujisaki, Kozo ^a,c  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cystatin; Haemaphysalis longicornis; Hlcyst 3

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L; CYSTATIN; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PAPAIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMOLOGY; INHIBITOR; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; RECOMBINATION; TICK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TICK; DRUG EFFECTS; IXODIDAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATHEPSIN L; CYSTATINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IXODIDAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAPAIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 77954428098     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-010-9336-1     Document Type: Article

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